Station 16 - SINO CENTRE[Mong Kok]

Hi, everyone! Wanted to find some enterinament? To book tickets to go to a concert in Japan?
This time I would like to take you back to Mong Kok Again!
Yes! Mong kok! I know some of my groupmates had alreadly tells you something about Mong Kok, but other then buying fashionable clothes and dressing accessories. I would like to introduce things that your can buy home for entertainment and share with your friends!

SINO CENTER is located in 582-592 Nathan Road, Mong Kok. This shopping center occupied four levels of the building. And each level of this shopping center have over 10 different kinds of small shops located there.A very popular place for shopping in Hong Kong for CDs, DVDs,any stuff related to comics and games, magazines and other things from Japan, photos of Asia popular singer & actor, special style of decorations, some hand made & needlework stuff and book a bungalow for a few days vocation in Sai Kung or Tai Po . Every weekend the whole shopping center is always full of people walking and looking around to find what they are intereded.

As I have mension above in the SINO CENTER you can buy CDs, & DVDs.You can find them on the basement level and on level 1.
Have you ever wonder why such a lot of people went there to buy CDs, & DVDs but "NOT" HMV?
Surely this is because the CDs, & DVDs are at a relatively low price. But that's not all, there are a lot of second hand CDs, & DVDs stores there, which you may be able to find some CDs or DVDs that will not be in big stores like HMV anymore, some very valuable CDs & DVDs, just up to you to explore!Who knows what you will find? What's more you can also make advance orders for  limited editions CDs & DVDs!

Looking for ways to book tickets for concerts in Japan? In the SINO CENTER there are stores that buy things form Japan for you on your behalf! All you have to do is to find out what you want from the internet and give them the infomation of what you want!They can help you to bid them or order them and provided you with transportation back to Hong Kong! You can find two of this store in the basement level and one on the second level.

You can also find any stuff related to comics and games here in the SINO CENTER!

Comics stores selling comics published by Hong Kong and Tai Wan , which is up to $3 to $5 dallors cheaper than those you bought from the street newspaper stores! Also there are a lot of games stores selling PSP,PS2,PS3,NDS,Wii, games and magazine that imported from Japan and Tai Wan. There are also stores selling animate figures and related things that you can't find anywhere, stores will also take advance orders for animate figures and things that you want! You can find them on level 2 & 3.

And you can find photos of Asia popular singer & actor and bungalow booking on level 1. Latest photos of famous Asia popular singer & actor, the photos of the latest event they attend , promotion & advertisment photo,cover photos of magazine, even those you haven't seen before.

Last but not the least are the special style of decorations, some hand made & needlework stuff. You can find them on level 2. Special style of decorations, some hand made & needlework stuffcan be bought here, like old street lamps, old style clocks, extra large size rubber and lighter, big cute cushion in different size and shapes, hand made metal decorations and a shop selling needlework product and lessons will be provide to those interesed customers.

And Now you know where to buy yourself  CDs, comics and some hand made stuff to entertain yourself, have DVDs to watch with your families and friends! Also you find somethings to decorate you house!

Let's have a nice week to spend with your families and friends while shopping in Hong Kong!


Warm reminder:
1.  Go there after 13:30!!!! Very Important!!! All shops open in the afternoon!!!
2. As there are some similar shops in the centre, try to walk around and compare the price

By Alice

Station 15- Maritime Square(Tsing Yi)

Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen! It’s me again! Today I am going to take you into another shopping paradise! It is Maritime Square in Tsing Yi!

Maritime Square is the first shopping mall in Hong Kong adopting ocean and navigation as the design there. Occupying a total of 500,000 square feet, the mall houses a superior range of shops and restaurants such as Clinique, Bank, Bossini. It’s very convenience for the local people and the tourist.

Maritime Square is right at MTR Tsing Yi Station. And it’s near the Hong Kong Airport. It can be arrived to airport within 15mins via Airport Express Line and MTR Tung Chung Line. It is not only just one station away from the Hong Kong Airport but also adjacent to the hottest tourist spots in Lantau Island including Ngong Ping 360.

Also, It have some promotions as the below poster! Pls have a look!

And it provide some customer services such as Locker Hire for the tourists, if u are shopping with many packages before you left, you can put the stuffs to your locker. Any details, you can contact to the customer service counter located at the ground floor. Moreover, there are a Chinses House Tea which located at the groung floor, the special thing of the tea house is its build up by a SHIP! so it is a  specially tea house and you can take a photo as you want!


Hope all of you will be enjoy shopping in Maritime Square!

Have a brief look in Maritime Square*

By Didi*

Station 14: Where to shop hand made goods in Hong Kong?

Hello, fellowers! As we all know, Hong Kong is not only known for the worldwide famous brand product, but also the hand made goods. If you are reaching for some, here is what you need to know :)

Strolling along the streets on Hong Kong Island, pedestrians hardly notice that in the quiet corners are the tiny workplaces of two distinguished craftsmen, striving for a living in the fast-changing city.
Crammed into a tiny 50-square-foot green booths on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, a middle-aged woman is carefully stitching and hammering a leather shoe with her skilful hands.

Only a few streets away from the shoemaker, on Peel Street, Central, is the tiny umbrella workshop of Ho Hung-hei. Every morning Ho, 81, travels to the workshop from his home in Kowloon.

 

 

 

 

“Repairing umbrellas is my greatest interest in life,” says Ho, who has been operating the shop since 1974, earning a living to bring up his nine sons and daughters.

The craftsman has designed, stitched and fixed more umbrellas than he could ever count. “This old shop is where my precious memories are stored,” Ho says as he recalls the most unforgettable experience in his life -- breaking the Guinness World Record in 1994 by making the world’s most expensive umbrella and selling it to an Englishman for £167 (HK2,088).

“The Englishman could find no one to work out his design and he finally sent me a box of ox skin from England for making the umbrella,” he says proudly.

So anymore hand made goods you need? Good luck with exploring it in Hong Kong.

 

By Cindy

Station 13 Kowloon Bay

Happy Halloween to everyone!
Today I would like to introduce you to Kowloon Bay!!!

This time I will take you to two places in Kowloon Bay!

The first one is the Telford Plaza.

Tellford Plaza, an 83,000 sq m shopping centre located at the heart of Kowloon East, is famous for its broad selections on stylish clothing and mouth-watering cuisines

 There are Six distinctive theme boulevards:

1.      Telecom Walk

2.      Sunshine Boulevard

3.       Ginseng Alley

4.        Telford Boulevard

5.       Electronic Zone and,

6.       Travel Expo

Surely you will find something you want and it is a perfect place for shopping and leisure!

There are free parking, and a Telford Plaza Privilege Program

Where they offer special shopping privilege to MTR Malls Privilege Card Holders and other organizations listed on the picture below:

For something extra, they are putting up some decorations of autumn and harvest!
Surely you won’t miss out the beautiful maple leaves and yummy fruits in autumn!

And today is Halloween so that the next place we go are something about that!

The second place is Mega Box!

It is also in Kowloon Bay, with Hong Kong’s largest single-storey book city, sports city, electrical/ electronic centre and the biggest collection of home improvement stores.

Although it is quite far away from the MTR station, a free frequent shuttle bus services are available to and from Kowloon Bay MTR station to Mega Box.

And for this Halloween, Mega Box is doing a really attractive cross over!
Halloween cross over with Horoscopes!!!!

 
Let’s go shopping and take photo with them!
And have a Happy Halloween while shopping in Hong Kong!

Warm Reminder:

Mega Box has been design for parents to bring their children there! There are a big book shop for parents to bring their kids there to look for story books. A level full of children related product, like clothes & toys!

By Alice

Station 12 Cheung Chau



Picture of Central Pier



Cheung Chau is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. You can take the ferry in Central Pier 5 to go to Cheung Chau. I like shopping in Cheung Chau, because you can left busy district to go to shopping more relax.

Slippers of Cheung Chau have thier own styles
and attract many tourists to buy it

There are a lot of souvenirs which you can buy. I admire the souvenirs which are the slippers of Cheung Chau. It has their own characteristic and you can not buy it on the other districts in Hong Kong. Of course, there are also many products which is worth to buy, such as accessories, clothes or handwork product.

New souvenir of Tai Ping Ching Chiu
in 2009

Tai Ping Ching Chiu is a Chinese cultural festival in Cheung Chau. In this festival, Cheung Chau will be livelily and will have many performances in there. And you can buy some souvenirs of Tai Ping Ching Chiu which sell only on this festival and unique. Therefore, if you have time, I will suggest you go to Tai Ping Ching Chiu in that time.

Bun Scrambling Competition
in Tai Ping Ching Chiu

Tips for shopping

Sometimes many people go to shopping in order to materialism, but I think that you can enjoy your life and experience the culture through shopping, such as shopping in Cheung Chau.

I hope all of you also can enjoy the shopping time in Hong Kong!

by Oscar

Station 11 - Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan Plaza)

Hey, Ladies and Gentlemen! Today I am going to take you to Tsuen Wan Plaza,

Tsuen Wan Plaza is the centre of Tsuen Wan. The accessibility in Tsuen Wan is high. There is a multi-functional Plaza such as the huge supermarket-JUSCO, and many kinds of restaurants there. It’s divided into 6 floor which are selling the clothes, restaurant, supermarket and necessity, etc. Also, there has a ReallD cinema which is the most technological the first cinema that came to Hong Kong. For the transportation, it’s near West rail MTR line, and it has a ferry to go to Noah’s Ark and Ma Wan Park, it’s very convenience for the tourist to go to Tsuen Wan Plaza before go to the Noah’s Ark.

There are providing shuttle bus service between Tsing Yi and Tsuen Wan Plaza (20mins per each) but at least you must go for shopping in Tsuen Wan Plaza that the amount of receipt need to over HKD$50, then you can go to the customer service counter and take for one boarding pass.

 

Moreover, there is a JUSCO Japanese Food Fair on 18-29/10 for celebrating the Halloween Festival which is located in L1 Promotion Area. Hey, Ladies and gentlemen, what are you waiting for? Hurry up! Go to Tsuen Wan Plaza and shop for something for your HALLOWEEN!!!

Reference: http://www.tsuenwanplaza.com.hk/index.htm

By Didi*

Station 10 - Stanley (Stanley Market & Main Street)

Stanley is one of the must-go places for tourists when they visit Hong Kong.  Most of Tourist know that there is a stanley bay. You may enjoy a sunshine and swimming during summer.


But There is also a place called "Stanley Market & Main Street".

You will find an interesting array of little shops selling silk garments, sportswear, art, Chinese costume jewelry and souvenirs. These product are full of Hong Kong Style.

Some Tourist may hold a shopping list in hand and cross out the item they purchased. That shopping list is a long long paper, so Stanley is an attractive shopping place in hong Kong

Bars & Cafes located there is also the selling point of Stanley Market & Main Street. After Walking And Buying, You may sit and have a drink if tired.

To prove that you have visited Hong Kong, The best method is buying Hong Kong Style souvenir in Stanley to your friends. It is cheap and special.

During Weekend, You may see a lot of tourists there, maybe you can find a person with same motherland to us.

By Cam

Station 9 - Kwun Tong(APM)

APM in a, most famous, Shopping mall in Kwun Tong. This is feathures building in Kwun Tong Road, actually it is "millennium city 5". In Kwun Tong Road, there are six buildings in millennium city Group.

APM is in a very good location. it directly connected to MTR station Exit A.
Also, over 70 Bus Line to every 18 areas will cross apm.
It is easy to transport there,

That's the reason APM became a good travel place in Hong Kong.

Why APM is most famous, because its setting is very good, you can buy all types of goods there.
There are 10 floors in APM

LG : Supermarket
G to UC : Fashion
1 : Food court & Souvenir
2 to 4 : Fashion & Gift shop
5 : Electronic
6 : Cinema

It is a multi- shopping mall.

Furthermore, APM hold various features in different festival. Sometimes, they will invite singers to sing in the shopping mall.

So, that 's not qa only place for shopping, but a place for enjoyment.

Come and visit there!!


By Cam

REFERENCE LINK :
www.ka6.com.cn/UploadFile/20090715111251675.jpg
http://www.apm-millenniumcity.com/eng/index.php

Station 8: Tsim Sha Tsui: The Art Mall——K11

Hey, there! If you are crazy about shopping but also seeking for something more than only vaccuming at the stores, there should be one you can't miss in Hong Kong, that is K11 Art Mall, the world's only here in this colorful land that you don't want to leave behind. K11 Art Mall is more than world famous brand, but creative lifestyle with the combining the various theme art display and entertaiment perfectly.

A bit flash? No, with the 100 creditable brand stores and different style restaurants, especially when it comes to the Theme Art Shopping, there is no doubt that K11 is an outstanding blast in this sparkling magic land. Here is a very successful them held in this summer, 2010. K11 presents a fantastic Food Art Festival with over 20 artists and 23 restaurants participating in the festival, I would say K11 is of no wonder the most favorable mall in the city.

So what you are wating for now? I bet even you leave there with empty hand but you won't leave with empty head. Be ready to let K11 surprise you, you know, that would be more than only surprise. Enjoy it, everyone!

                                ——by Cindy

Station 7 Tuen Mun (Trend Plaza and Tuen Mun Town Plaza)



There is footbridge to connect between
Light Tram station and Trend Plaza.

 



Trend Plaza and Tuen Mun Town Plaza are bigger plaza in Tuen Mum Central. They are mutual connection, so it is very convenient and provide the good shopping place for residents of Tuen Mun. They are near by the Town Central station of Light Tram, so it also is convenience for visitor.

id:c located in 3/F in Trend Plaza

Trend Plaza

Trend Plaza divided into south and north area. Trend Plaza focuses on teenager customers. There are many shops which is suitable for young shopper. For example, id:c is large clothes shop which sells the young clothes. Also, Trendyland is boutique shop, it sells many cartoon boutique products. Besides these two shops, it also located different brand name shop, such as, GIORDANO and Rainbow. Therefore, Trend Plaza is good shopping place for teenager.

Tuen Mun Town Plaza

One of the shops in Tuen Mun Town Plaza is
famous brand name - UNQLO

Tuen Mun Town Plaza has over 100 fashion shops which have different country styles, such as Japan, Europe and Southeast Asia. If you like buy the clothes, there will be a good place for you. Also, Tuen Mun Town Plaza also has four famous cosmetics shops, they are SK-II、Lancome、Biotherm、Kiehl's. It attracts many ladies to come to Tuen Mun Town Plaza.

In next year, Two international famous brand name H&M and ZARA also will open the shops in Tuen Mun Town Plaza, it leads into more various and high class in Tuen Mun Town Plaza.

Ranking of Trend Plaza and Tuen Mun Town Plaza:

	(Five marks as a full mark)
Accessibility:	★★★☆☆
Design:	★★★☆☆
Variety of shops:	★★★★☆
Size:	★★★★★

Shopping Tips:

Now SK-II in Tuen Mun Town Plaza does promotion. As long as the customers show this e-mail, you can get the sample. The period of promotion only is from now to 31 Oct 2010. Lady, don’t miss this chance.

Please enjoy this promotion!

Reference: http://www.kongsolo.com/index.php/post/view_js_post/post_id/35938

By Oscar

Station Six -- MongKok( A place for almost everything)

Mongkok is at the heart of Kowloon, which is the largest shopping area in the district.For visitors who love the thrill of meeting people and gazing at brightly lit streets and rubbing shoulders with locals,Mongkok is a place they must visit. And also it is known as one of the most densely populated in the world.

Ladies Market--A great place for bargains. It is mainly for the women and is the perfect place to shop for clothes. Apart from the large number of stores selling ladies wear, it is also famous for accessories, cosmetics, hand bags, various household items and soft toys.Dealing hours:from noon until about 11.30 pm everyday.

New town mall -- Mainly targets at young people.There are total five levels.Visitors can always find the latest trendy products here at affortable prices.

 


Mong Kok Computer Centre -- The 3-floors shopping mall houses more than 70 computer shops and attracts some 10,000 customers daily.Shops sell various kinds of products, including laptops, computer software, hardware and other accessories. Most shops offer made-to-order computers with customizable configurations, while others offer individual parts for customers who prefer to build own machines.



By Joanna

Station Five-Kwai Fong (Kwai Chung Plaza)

Hey, Ladies and Gentlemen, are you ready for shopping in Kwai Fong?!

Kwai Fong is the most common place for all girls in HK for shopping,
It’s near Kwai Fong MTR station and easy to access there!
Kwai Chung Plaza is a shopping mall which are selling some cheaper things such as earrings, bracelet, shirt, trousers, etc

There are total 4th floors; most of the shops are focus on the girls’ stuff, like shirts, dresses, leggings, etc. For a girl, it’s not difficult to find what you want to buy in there. For a man, it’s easy for you to choose a gift for your girlfriend or your wife.

My Tips:

I went to shopping yesterday in Kwai Chung Plaza, I bought 2 set of earrings, and the shop is offered me a special discount (10% off) if I buy the third one whatever necklace or earrings. So I bought a necklace finally.

The shop is located in the 2nd floor. Want to know where is it? Leave a comment to me! I will let you know the details! My “GIFTS” are as below.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, are you ready??


By Didi

Station Four - Sham Shui Po (Toys Street)

Fuk Wing street 30-95A is called Toy’s Street in Hong Kong.

In this street, there are many retail shops selling stationary, figure & Dolly. As they import and sell in Wholesale, you may enjoy a very cheap price in buying a packed product. Most of products are below HK$100.

The products here are very special, they sell goods related to some festival, like Halloween and Christmas. Let’s find something here for your party!!!

Furthermore, you may find number of toys in old school style, which is not easy to find in Hong Kong nowadays. These types of toys are in 80’s style. Here may recall and refresh your memory when you were a kid.

Speacial Tips... 

The products in shop do not show the price, shop keeper will offer you a higher price if you seems not price sensitive.

So..You have to Bargain for the price in 

How much is it in wholeselling package?

Go There To Find Your Own Toys!!!

by Cam